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Usage of the character 釐

lí
厘
[釐]
  • one hundredth
  • centi-
Lí
厘
[釐]
  • Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 ( Yándì) descended from Shennong 神農／神农 ( Shénnóng) Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 ( Aī)
líshēng
厘升
[釐升]
  • centiliter
líkè
厘克
[釐克]
  • centigram
límǐ
厘米
[釐米]
  • centimeter
líqīng
厘清
[釐清]
  • to clarify (the facts)
  • clarification
líxī
厘析
[釐析]
  • to analyze in detail
gōnglí
公厘
[公釐]
  • millimeter
chēlízi
车厘子
[車釐子]
  • (American) cherry (loanword)
háolíbùshuǎng
毫厘不爽
[毫釐不爽]
  • not to deviate an iota (idiom)
  • to be extremely accurate
xīháopōulí
析毫剖厘
[析毫剖釐]
  • to analyze in the finest detail
lìfānglímǐ
立方厘米
[立方釐米]
  • cubic centimeter
chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
差之毫厘，失之千里
[差之毫釐，失之千里]
  • the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
  • a miss is as good as a mile
shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ
失之毫厘，差以千里
[失之毫釐，差以千里]
  • a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
差之毫厘，谬以千里
[差之毫釐，謬以千里]
  • the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
  • a miss is as good as a mile
shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ
失之毫厘，差之千里
[失之毫釐，差之千里]
  • a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses